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Download full textSmith, Emily; Larwin, Karen H. – Journal of Organizational and Educational Leadership, 2021
The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions K-12 principals and teachers have of inclusive education in a school district in western Pennsylvania school district. The dependent variables are the teachers' and principals' perceptions of inclusion and the independent variables are years of educational experience, extent of special…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Students with Disabilities
Direct linkLawrie, JaKyta M.; Fonseca, Dora A. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This report focused on the problem of many principals not having knowledge and training to supervise English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education (SPED) programs and be an effective instructional leader for specialized programs in their buildings. Principals are responsible for day to day operations for their building; however, the role of…
Descriptors: Principals, Knowledge Level, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications
Fonseca, Dora A.; Lawrie, JaKyta M. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This report focused on the problem of many principals not having knowledge and training to supervise English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education (SPED) programs and be an effective instructional leader for specialized programs in their buildings. Principals are responsible for day to day operations for their building; however, the role of…
Descriptors: Principals, Knowledge Level, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications
Pennington, Robert; Courtade, Ginevra; Jones Ault, Melinda; Delano, Monica – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Despite encouraging changes in the expectations of programming for persons with moderate to severe intellectual disability (MSD), data suggest that programs for these individuals are still lacking in several critical areas. Building administrators play a key role in promoting high quality programs for students with MSD within local schools but may…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Severe Intellectual Disability, Administrator Role
McCloskey, Erin – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
This case study uses an institutional ethnography approach to investigate the experiences of the parents of a son who has autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as they engaged in meetings related to his progress and placement with school personnel over the course of one school year. Through an analysis of the discourse used in these meetings and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Case Studies, Ethnography
Nierengarten, Gerry – American Secondary Education, 2013
Including students with special needs in the general education classroom is being widely promoted in the public schools. This practice places a heavy burden on the general educator who is often inadequately trained to meet the needs of such a diverse classroom. Co-teaching has been one of the support strategies used to address the challenges and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, Special Needs Students, Team Teaching
Green, Judith A. – Principal, 2008
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was reauthorized as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990. When reauthorized in 2004 it maintained the IDEA acronym although it is now the Individuals with Disabilities Education "Improvement" Act. The federal government further demonstrated its emphasis on…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Educational Change
Peer reviewedGage, Kent H. – Educational Leadership, 1979
There are new requirements and opportunities for educating the handicapped. The ultimate success of mainstreaming depends on the leadership of school prinicpals. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Handicapped Students
Dubin, Andrew – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1987
School principals must respond to legal guidelines directing program development for special needs children and help coordinate the many agencies serving them. They also need opportunities to learn about specific programs. Six strategies are offered to help principals set school tone and build effective administrative support for special education…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedBonds, Charles W.; Lindsey, John – Education, 1982
Examines the beliefs of elementary and secondary school teachers concerning what they think the principal does in special education. Results of 40 of 64 returned surveys of a Likert Scale of 1-5, indicated teachers perceived the principal as an instructional leader in some areas of special education. (AH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership, Principals
Peer reviewedBan, John R.; Masoodi, Bashir A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1980
Explains the important role administrators have in providing opportunities for blind and partially sighted students. (JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Blindness, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals
O'Reilly, Robert C.; Squires, Sandra K. – 1985
The role of the school principal appears to have changed as the result of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and now includes increased community involvement, paperwork, time related to non-instructional tasks for children, and greater involvement of teachers in the organization and structure of the school. In response…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Disabilities, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1980
The guide is intended to help clarify P.L. 94-142, The Education For All Handicapped Children Act, and its regulations for administrators. The manual is organized around three central topics: an overview of the law and its regulations (background and purpose of the law, major provisions of the regulations, future of special education); effects of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Rumble, Richard R. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1980
Educators should look beyond quantitative measures of intelligence and consider learning styles and abilities. The attitudes of teachers and the knowledgeability of administrators are both essential elements for the successful integration of handicapped learners into regular classrooms. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Kley, Raymond C.; Glaser, Roberta E. – 1983
This presentation was meant to identify for principals some of the issues surrounding the education of the handicapped by the use of questions and answers that include citations of selected federal court cases. Issues discussed include history of the education of the handicapped, problems related to handicapped student identification and testing…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities
